Humbert to Become King of Italy Today
The Italian cabinet accepts Humbert II as king after a compromise on the oath wording. Humbert will be sworn in privately at the royal palace before God and the Nation as Victor Emmanuel III abdicates and sails into exile in Egypt. A stormy session saw Communists and others oppose the abdication while De Gasperi faces a fragile coalition and possible fall.
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Rome
U.P
Humbert II
Italy
Humbert
Victor Emmanuel III
Royal
Victor Emmanuel
Egypt
Alcide de Gasperi
de Gasperi
Action Party
Port Said
Naples
Elena
House Reverses Vote on Subsidy for Truman Help
The House voted 187 to 158 to approve 400 million dollars in subsidies for the emergency home-building program after reversing a prior 161 to 92 defeat. Democratic leaders attributed the shift to the 10 day Easter recess and said the House might also reconsider price control extension. Porter urged a strong price control law as Senate hearings on the OPA proceed.
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Washington
OPA
House
Truman
Chamber
Paul Porter
Senate Banking Committee
Porter
Senate
Illinois Unemployment Denies 32000 Coal Strike Claims
The Illinois unemployment commission denied unemployment compensation to an estimated 32 000 miners during the coal strike. The ruling affects workers in Illinois who sought relief amid the mining stoppage.
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Chicago
Illinois Unemployment Compensation Commission
Two Are Fined In City Rifle Shooting Spree
After a late Thursday night shooting in the city, Robert J. Barrows and Alvin George Hoffman pleaded guilty in municipal court. Barrows was fined 50 dollars on three counts plus 7.97 dollars costs while Hoffman faced two counts and 7.97 dollars costs. Police traced the incident to Fifty-second Street near Sheridan Road and Fifty-second Street and Twentieth Avenue, with Barrows driving and Hoffman aboard. A .30 caliber U S Army carbine loaded with ammunition was found in the car. Both men, employed by National Cylinder Gas, had taken the rifle for sight repairs and later retrieved it at Schneeberger's tavern.
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Robert J. Barrows
Bonnie Hame
Thirtieth Place
Alvin George Hoffman
Apartment O
Barrows
Hoffman
Fifty-second Street
Sheridan Road
Edward Kertz
Twentieth Avenue
Chester Miller
Fifty-first Street
Twenty-second Avenue
Miller
National Cylinder Gas Company
North Thirteenth Street
Dominic Lampone
Dominic Italiano
W. Lloyd Street
Milwaukee
G. A. Strangberg
Drury
Lewis Calls 12 Day Truce in Coal Strike
Wisconsin utilities plan voluntary rationing of electricity and gas as the coal shortage deepens. Governor and state officials consider granting Milton Button fuel authority to curtail nonessential power use while ensuring vital public needs. About 35,000 workers may lose jobs this week as rail and lake shipping face shutdowns and plants issue layoff orders.
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Wisconsin
Public Service
W. F. Whitney
Madison
Milton Button
State Agriculture Department
Button
Public Service Commission
Lake Michigan
Lake Superior
Mississippi River
Edison Electric Institute
New York
American Railway Express Company
Police Fire on Rioting Moslems at Azhar Mosque
In Cairo police fired buckshot at a crowd of more than 200 Moslems on the roof of Azhar Mosque during a demonstration against the Palestine commission report. Police also dispersed thousands who had gathered in the square on Muslim Sabbath.
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Cairo
Azhar
Palestine
Congress Lcans Strike Control Debate Sparks Senate Action
House judiciary subcommittee backs legislation banning special production payments to unions as the Senate drafts a broader strike control bill. The chamber approved a six week extension for the British loan vote, then prepared to resume labor bill action amid multiple amendments and a push to end coal stoppages. Senator Lucas warned of adverse wage gains if labor is punished, while proposing a presidential proclamation to address serious work stoppages.
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Washington
House Judiciary
Senate
Labor Committee
House
Chamber
Barkley
Lucas
Ill
John L. Lewis
Britain finds no atom research signs in Spain
Britain informs a United Nations subcommittee that its spies found no traces of atomic weapons research in Franco Spain. The report places Spain's armed forces at about 450,000, with estimates of Nazi or Vichy remnants under 100,000. The UN group contemplates actions while Poland urges a diplomatic blockade amid uranium control concerns.
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New York
U.P
Great Britain
United Nations
Spain
Security Council
Poland
Franco
France
Mexico
Vichy
United States
Traffic Safety Drive to Begin May 15
Sheriff Milton LaViolette and Police Chief John Sullivan announce a Police Traffic Safety Check starting Wednesday May 15 in Kenosha city and county. The campaign targets faulty rolling stock and will inspect brakes lights tires windshield wipers and horns of cars involved in accidents or violations. Promoted by the International Association of Chiefs of Police the effort aims to curb rising postwar traffic deaths ahead of Memorial Day weekend and urges voluntary car checks and safer driving practices.
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Milton Laviolette
John T. Sullivan
Kenosha
Canada
LaViolette
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Sullivan
United Mine Workers push 12 day truce in coal strike
John L. Lewis calls for a 12 day truce beginning Monday urging 400000 miners to return to work if local management agrees to retroactive pay increases later negotiated. The move aims to protect the nation's economy amid a 40 day strike and follows a White House conference setup with operators and labor leaders.
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Lewis
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine
United Mine Workers of America
Truman
White House
UMW
National Policy Committee
Schwellenbach
Mr. Truman
Edward J. Kelly
Chicago
United Mine Workers
Coal conference seeks airy room amid endless move
Reporters describe the sixth venue change as negotiators search for a fit space to settle the coal strike. The Federal conciliator fumes at lack of suitable rooms while delegates shrink from about 50 to 25 amid poor acoustics and limited access.
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Washington
Federal Conciliator
Whawara Whuraagy
Labor Conference
Labor Department
Children’s Bureau
Patent Office
Americans Forbidden Jeep Rides for Japanese Girls in Japan
In Yokohama American GIs were barred from giving Japanese girls rides in jeeps. The army launched a decorum campaign in Japan with strict enforcement of military courtesy, proper uniforms for soldiers and civilians, and a ban on public displays of affection.
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Yokohama
Army
Japan
Greek plebiscite backed on return of King George III
Premier Constantin Tsaldaris announced that Britain has signaled approval for a Greek plebiscite on restoring King George III to the throne after election lists are revised.
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Athens
Constantin Tsaldaris
George III
Sydney Reports Worst Infantile Paralysis Outbreak
Sydney authorities reported new cases of infantile paralysis as medical experts battled what they called the worst outbreak in the city's history.
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Sydney
Australia
Faith and Blood Removes Own Appendix in Calexico
Mae Lucas a 39 year old Calexico religious leader jailed for cruelty to animals says faith and lamb blood helped her remove her own appendix. Justice of Peace Anderson sentenced Lucas to 60 days in county jail amid testimony of voodoo practices at the ranch.
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Elcentro
Calif
U.P
Mae Lucas
Calexico
Lucas
Justice of Peace
Thomas Anderson
Everett Forrester
Bevin Attacks Soviet Stand on Peace Conference
British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin attacked the Soviet insistence on full agreement among the Big Four before calling a European peace conference. A two hour morning session followed with a second meeting later to discuss Byrnes proposal for a 21 nation peace conference set for June 15. Most observers expect no agreement and anticipate ministers returning home early next week.
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Paris
Ernest Bevin
Byrnes
Russia
United States
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Congress Lcans
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Alfred L. Drury
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Ruetz
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Highway 41
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